Kettle cover



May 6 1924. 1,492,777

D. CLARKE KETTLB COVER Filed Jan. 10, 1924 '4Y'IIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIJI k UNITED i stares. PAT

Patented May 6, 1924.

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nooenas CLARKE, or SYRACUSE, NEW YORK.

KETTLE COVER.

Applieetionflled January 10, 1924. Serial m.case n,

To all whom it may concern:

' Be it known that I, DOUGLAS CLARKE, a

new and useful Improvements in Kettle Covers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in kettle covers, designed particularly for use in connection with tea-kettles and the like,

and has for itsobject to provide novel and sim lemeans for preventing the operator of t e kettle from being scalded or burned by escaping steam during the; refilling of the. kettle. A- further object is to provide a main tight-fitting cover, having a depressed conical water-receiving opening in its top, and having a valve-controlled opening in its bottomthroughwhioh the water enters the kettle, and wherein the valve is I normally held in closed position for sealing the latter opening by. a counter-weight, the valve being arranged to be opened auto matically by the weight of the water during the refilling of the kettle. A further object is tov provide a bafile or guard, which is disposed adjacent the bottom opening-of the main cover, for preventing the escape of steam from the kettle particularly during the initial opening movements of the valve. And a further object is to provide an auxiliary cover, which is supported in the flaring opening at the top of the main cover, for excluding dust and dirt from the conical filling opening.

I attain these objects by the means set.

forth in the detailed description which fol lows, and as illustrated by the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a broken side elevation of a tea-kettle, showing the application of my improvement thereto. Fig. 2 is an en-. larged central vertical section, taken on line 22 of Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a top-plan view of the main cover. Fig. l is respectively an edge and a top-plan view of the counterwei hted valve. And Fig. 5 is a projection of t e section on line 55 of Fig. 3.

In the drawing, 2 represents an ordinary tea-kettle, having a pouring-spout 2, and a handle 4. 5 is the usual top or filling opening of the kettle, which is preferably skirted by an upturned flange 5 for telescopically receiving the depending flange 6' of the normally stationary cover 6. The

flange 6' is surrounded by a bead 6, which rests. upon theyflangefi, Above the bead '6 the cover. is domed and the latter portion is provided witha concentrichollow truncated conical portion 6", whose broad flaring top'6 is formed with avertical annular seat 6; while its contracted bottomis open, as at 6 for the passage of water into the kettle, without requiring the removal of the cover 6. In order to prevent the escape of steam from the kettle duringthel boiling of the-water, as wellas during the refilling operations,the-smaller or bottom end of the cone 6 is closed by v a flat contact valve 7. Thisvalve ispivotally supported by a bracket 8, which is secured to the outer sloping wall of the cone by rivets 8.; The lower endof the bracket projects below the plane of the valve 7, and a is formed with hinge-loops v8",-through which a. pintle 9 is inserted. The valve 7 comprises a disc, which is preferably slightly. larger than the small end ofthe cone 6?, and from one edge of the disc projects an arm' 7, to'whose free end is secured a counter-weightl7. Between theidisc. and the weight, the arm- 7' is .providedwith openings 7 through whichth e loops 8*]project, and thearm adjacent said openings is curved upwardly, as at 7 andv pivotally rides upon the pintle 9. The dotted lines in Figs. 1 and, 2 show the extent to which the valve 7 may be opened by the weight of the water when the latter is poured into the cone or hopper 6 The valve 7 is normally held in the closed osition by the counter-weight 7, as shown y the full lines in Figs. 1 and 2. When the valve 7 is properly constructed and fitted to the cover 6, it ordinarily eflects a perfect sealing of the bottom opening 6, and the nature and use of the device is such that the valve must open readily and quickly by the weight of a relatively small body of water such as the cone may contain. Owing to the size and shape of the truncated body 6*, the water must be poured bottom outlet 6, which opens first and widest. and scalding the operators hands. To overcome this defect, I provide a novel efl'ectually plug or seal the unrestricted por-.

tion of said outlet and prevent any of the steam from escaping during the initial opening of the valve. After the first rush of the water through the opening 6 the guard 10 plays a less important part, because the water subsequently flows in a continuous stream that substantially fills the exit 6. The flaring top 6 of the cover 6 is normally closed, except during the filling operations, by an auxiliary cover 12, the latter being provided with a depending annular flange 12 which is received in the seat 6, as well as with a handle 1%, by which it is manipulated. The cover 12 prevents any dirt or dust from entering the funnel 6" and fouling the interior of the kettle.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, is

1. The combination with a kettle cover having a central depression, the top of the latter having an annular seat, an auxiliary lid supported by said seat, and a counterweighted valve for normally closing the bottom of said depression, of a baffle partially covering and restricting the opening in the bottom of the depression for preventing steam from entering the depression when the valve is forced open by the weight of the water.-

2. A kettle cover having a central depression, the top of said depression comprising a vertical annular seat, an auxiliary lid engaging said seat, a counter-weighted valve for normally closing the bottom of the depression adapted to open automatically by the weight of the water flowing through the depression, and'a bafile partially covering the opening in the bottom for preventing steam from entering said depression.

3. A kettle having a filling opening in its top skirted by an upturned flange, a main cover having a depending flange received by the flange of the kettle, and having a hollow truncated body extending below said flanges, a counter-weighted valve for normally closing the small end of the body, said valve adapted to open by the weight of the water passing through the body, and a. guard disposed adjacent the small; end of the body for preventing the escape of steam into the body during the opening movements of the valve.

4. A kettle having a filling opening in its top, a cover supported in said opening and having a hollow truncated body extending below said opening, the flaring top of said body being formed with a vertical seat, a valve for closing the contracted bottom of the body adapted to open by the weight of water at the start of the filling operations, an auxiliary cover supported in said seat, and means disposed in said body adjacent the bottom opening for preventing the escape of steam from the kettle during the initial opening movements of the valve.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

DOUGLAS CLARKE. 

